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But this week it was clear the European territory has found the best solution to providing something that caters for both the Western-ised, retail focused part of the global games market, whilst being tailored to local tastes. It also fulfills a joint purpose, with the marketing on the ground useful …

Microsoft’s ongoing silence concerning its anticipated Xbox 360 price cut may show no signs of abating, but the industry continues to expect an announcement shortly with a number of analysts predicting an Elite price drop in line with industry expectations. I could see a model refresh with the Elite version …

New German games expo Gamescom welcomed 240,000 visitors through its doors last week, with its success leading to organisers Koelnmesse to hail it as the world’s largest games trade event. In total 458 companies exhibited at the show, representing 31 different countries. This, according to Koelnmesse, makes Gamescom the world’s …

Scotland poised to seize the opportunity

Organiser Think services hails its â??truly successful eventâ??, GDC Europe 2010 dated

Microsoft could have more than just an Xbox 360 price cut up its sleeve – one analyst believes the platform holder could be on the verge of revealing an Xbox 360 Slim. When asked about the possibility of slimmed down console to rival Sony’s upcoming new machine, DFC Intelligence’s David …

Develop launches a week-long focus on the innovative region

Organisers hail its consumer/trade show a â??complete successâ??, Gamescom 2010 dated

Despite England’s nail-biting series victory to regain the Ashes from rivals Australia over the weekend, Codemasters’ cricket title couldn’t quite replicate the accomplishment of Andrew Strauss’ men, with Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort reclaiming the top spot in the ESLPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. Ashes 2009 actually has to settle …

Blizzard describes the editor as â??an engineâ??, allowing modders to sell maps